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Lectures from the course History 5 European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present by Thomas Laqueur. Copied to ama-lingua.com on closure of the UCB podcast site in order to preserve access. Note: some lectures may appear to be missing (gap in numbering). This usually means that there was a holiday or no lecture on the day the recording was due, although sometimes it does mean that the audio is not available.

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Lectures from the course History 7B US History: from Civil War to Present by Jennifer Burns. Copied to ama-lingua.com on closure of the UCB podcast site in order to preserve access. Note: some lectures may appear to be missing (gap in numbering). This usually means that there was a holiday or no lecture on the day the recording was due, although sometimes it does mean that the audio is not available. Course Description: History 7B: US History, from Civil War to Present - Spring 2006. Lectures...

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Cylon wrote this: Winter consists of four compositions I made during January and February. Each composition is based around me improvising (hence the titles) with different instruments and a program called gleetchlab. In order to keep the spontaneous and (sometimes) lively vibe of each composition I’ve kept post-production to a minimum – the only thing I’ve done is adding a few field-recordings and mixing and mastering. I hope you enjoy the end result. Composed by Jannick Schou Mastering... Topic: Electronic, Improvised, Jazzy, Ambient, Experimental

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Complete presentation of the banana industry from the clearing of the jungle and the planting to the shipment of the fruit to the American markets.favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 13 reviews ) Topics: Agriculture: Bananas, Central America

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1926, German silent film with Emil Jennings performing the role of Mephisto. Murnau's last film before Hollywood. Music composed and copyrighted by Edward Rolf Boensnes. "Edward Boensnes" for more films on archive, youtube, facebook. Topic: silent film

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LibriVox 's Short Story Collection 051: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. Brooksmith by Henry James (1843-1916) Champagne by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) A Comedy in Rubber O. Henry (1862-1910) Daniel O'Rourke's Wonderful Voyage to the Moon by Thomas Crofton Croker (1798-1854) Dream Life and Real Life; A Little African Story by Olive Schreiner (1855 –1920) The Drink of the Dead: A Legend of Bushmanland by Frederick Cornell... Topics: librivox, audiobook, short stories, fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of BOOK TITLE, by AUTHOR. Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 011: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (72MB) Topics: LibiVox, Audiobook, Children, Short Stories Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Book of Nature Myths by Florence Holbrook. Read by Raybrite. This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary by Kenneth Coon) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover, or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit... Topics: Indian Stories, Nature Myths, Children's Stories, Librivox, audiobook Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Grey Fairy Book, by Andrew Lang. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries—Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world. They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang. 'The Three Sons of Hali' is from the last century 'Cabinet des Fees,' a very large collection. The French author may have had some... Topics: librivox, audiobook, children, fairy tales, andrew lang Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of THE ROAD TO OZ, by L. FRANK BAUM. Read by Phil Chenevert Dorothy and Toto set out to help the Shaggy Man (who really is very shaggy) and end up lost, following a strange new road. Along the way they meet Button Bright, a little boy who is not really very bright at all, The Rainbow's Daughter, the Fox King and many other curious creatures including the deadly Scoodlers who want to make soup of them and the Musicker who can't stop making music. But the adventurers make their... Topics: oz, dorothy, baum, librivox, fiction, fantasy, children, toto Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Short Science Fiction Collection 044. Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there... Topics: Science fiction, sci-fi, literature, Librivox, audiobook Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Children's Short Works, Vol. 007 Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 007: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook... Topics: LibiVox, Audiobook, Children, Short Stories, Poems Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Five Little Peppers Midway, by Margaret SidneySidney. Read by Symmie. Five Little Peppers Midway is the joyous continuation of the Pepper family's story. A snooty cousin comes to stay with the Peppers, and yet even this can't dampen the joy the Pepper children feel about the wonderful prospect of Mamsie's upcoming wedding! (Summary by Mary Anderson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if... Topics: librivox, audiobook, fiction, children, young adult Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Tales of Unrest, by Joseph Conrad. Tales of Unrest (1898) is the first collection of short stories by Joseph Conrad published in his lifetime. Joseph Conrad (1857– 1924), a Polish-born English novelist, was a master in the formats of long short story and novella, a form of story longer than conventional short story but shorter than a novel. Some of Conrad's most acclaimed works have been written in these formats, most notably Heart of Darkness (1899). Tales of Unrest... Topics: Librivox, audiobook, fiction, novella, short story, Conrad Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically "think" rather than "shoot" their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author's imagination. The... Topics: Space, planets, aliens, time travel, future, speculative fiction, science fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. Details of the source texts and readers may be found on the LibriVox catalogue page for this item. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (217MB) Topics: librivox, audio book, short stories, humour, humor, Twain, Wilkie Collins, Saki, Jerome,... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Librivox public domain recording of War and Peace, Book 15 , by Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the world's greatest... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, literature Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. Read by Phil Chenevert. Dorothy is swallowed by an earthquake! And that is just the start of Dorothy's adventures in this exciting and fun book. She and her kitten, Eureka are on their way home and stop to visit a relative in California. But the earthquake opens the ground under their feet and everyone, including the horse and buggy and her cousin Zeb fall deep, deep into the earth. Down there they find they can walk on air,... Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, children, Oz, baum, wizard of oz, dorothy Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, by Margaret Sidney. The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew tells the story of how the Peppers live, learn, and play in their little brown house. They are poor, and Mamsie must work constantly to keep the wolf from the door but they do it with gaiety and spirit that would not be expected. The Peppers make due with whatever they have and the elder children try to make things special for the younger. Though tragedies often befall... Topics: Librivox, audiobook, children's fiction, Peppers Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by Phil Griffiths. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity - he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, accomplished horseman and gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite... Topics: Audiobooks, LibriVox, Adventure, Napoleonic Wars, Doyle Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read by Mark F. Smith. This is the extraordinary tale of a boy, Jim Hawkins, who comes into possession of Captain Flint's treasure map, after a buccaneer takes a room at his inn and later dies. The map spreads its ill luck to all who know of it. A local squire outfits a ship to voyage to the Treasure Island, unearth the treasure, and bring it home. Little does he suspect that the man he has hired aboard as cook was formerly...favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, adventure, fiction, sea stories Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Lost Princess, by George MacDonald. Read by volunteer readers. Also known as "A Double Story" or "The Wise Woman." The story of two very spoiled girls, a princess and a peasant, who are kidnapped by a strange woman for a lesson in life. They may not emerge the same... but will their parents be changed for the better too? (Summary by Cheyenne) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other... Topics: librivox, audiobook, fiction, children, young adult, fairy tale Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Sir Nigel, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by Clive Catterall. By 1348 the House of Loring has fallen on hard times. Together, the Black Death and the greedy monks of Waverley have bled away all of the Loring wealth. Even the manor house will have to go to pay their debts. Then a chance encounter with the King of England provides Nigel, the last of the Lorings, with the chance to seek his fortune in the constant wars with France. But more importantly for Nigel it also...favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews ) Topics: librivox, audiobook, fiction, Historical Fiction Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Librivox public domain recording of War and Peace, Book 16, first epilogue , by Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, literature Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Alice in Blunderland: an Iridescent Dream, by John Kendrick Bangs. Read by Lars Rolander. John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangasian Fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. (Wikipedia) Plot summary: J K Bangs has taken Alice from Lewis Carroll's “Alice in Wonderland” and lets her on a boring day travel with the Mad Hatter, the... Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, humor, satire, state control, government, surveillance, political... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum. Read by Jedopi. This wonderful children’s short story tells all about the youth, manhood and old age of Santa Claus and how he became immortal. (Introduction by jedopi) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader,...favoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews ) Topics: librivox, audiobook, fiction, children, young adult, Santa Claus, fables, Christmas, fairy tales Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox 2010 Multilingual Christmas Short Works Collection. The collection contains public domain short stories, essays, poems and scripture passages recorded by a variety of LibriVox members in English, German and Portuguese. Details of the source text and readers may be found on the LibriVox catalogue page for this item. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org M4B Audiobook (166MB) Topics: librivox, audiobook, short stories, poetry, poems, German, English, Portuguese Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern volume 3, by Charles Dudley Warner, editor. The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds what they considered the best pieces of human writing, and compiled an ambitious collection of 45 volumes (with a... Topics: audiobook, librivox, literature, fables, poetry Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 014 A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to... Topics: LibriVox, audio book, Ghost, horror, short stories Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized as literary nonsense. It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins...favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, childrens, adventure, fiction, carroll, alice Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Short Science Fiction Collection 029 Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are... Topics: science fiction, short stories, maclean, petersen, waldeyer, windser, feldman, gilbert, savage,... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Gawayne and the Green Knight, by Charlton Miner Lewis. Read by Jerome Lawsen. Published in 1903, Gawayne and the Green Knight is a modern-language retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a 14th-century verse romance following a young knight of the Round Table. During Christmas celebrations, a mysterious, entirely green knight presents a challenge to King Arthur's court: that any may strike the stranger a single blow with his green axe, provided he assent to receiving...favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: fantasy, fairy tale, Gawain, Round Table, King Arthur, knights, Librivox, audiobook, literature Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of A Story of the Stone Age, by H. G. Wells. Read by James Christopher. This story is of a time beyond the memory of man, before the beginning of history. . . (Summary from the text) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B... Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, science fiction, primitive man Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Children's Short Works Vol. 005. Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 005: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook... Topics: LibriVox, Audio Books, Children, Short Stories Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Short Story Collection Vol. 041, by Various. LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 041: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (200MB) Topics: Librivox, audiobooks, short story, Twain, Disraeli, Lovecraft, London, Poe, Lawson, Stockton,... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Librivox public domain recording of War and Peace, Book 17, second epilogue , by Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, literature Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Code: LibriVox recording of Children's Short Works Collection, Vol 003 Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 003: a collection of 10 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org .... Topics: Audiobooks, Librivox, Children, Fairy Tales, Short Stories Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Short Science Fiction Collection 035 Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are... Topics: science fiction, short stories, morris, williamson, fyfe, arthur, sheldon, purcell, vincent,... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of THE STORY OF PETER PAN, by J. M. Barrie. Read by Phil Chenevert THE STORY OF PETER PAN RETOLD FROM THE FAIRY PLAY BY SIR J.M. BARRIE BY DANIEL O'CONNOR. Basically, Daniel O'Connor took the story from the original play, with the approval of Barrie, and shortened it into a book with music and beautiful illustrations. This shorter book was published before Barrie wrote the longer novel using the same plot and characters. (Summary from the fly leaf and Phil Chenevert) For... Topics: audiobook, librivox, children, fantasy, peter pan, wendy, lost boys, tinkerbell Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Librivox public domain recording of War and Peace, Book 12 , by Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the world's greatest... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, literature Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Librivox public domain recording of War and Peace, Book 13 , by Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the world's greatest... Topics: librivox, audiobooks, literature Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Short Science Collection 040 Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no... Topics: LibriVox, Audiobooks, Science Fiction, Short Story Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of Young Adult Short Works Collection Vol. 001, by Various Authors. Read by Librivox volunteers. Librivox’s Young Adults Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 9 short works of Young Adult fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or... Topics: audiobook, librivox, short stories, comedy, classics Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll. Read by Availle. Lewis Carroll (1832-1896) is famous for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is less widely known that he worked as a lecturer for mathematics at Christ Church college, Oxford for 27 years. A tangled tale merges his two talents as storyteller and mathematician. It consists of ten short humorous stories which present one or more mathematical problems. The ten knots as they are called, were first published in The Monthly... Topics: librivox, audio, mathematics, puzzle, carroll, knot, problem, humour, humor, solution Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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LibriVox recording of The Light Princess & Other Fairy Tales, by George MacDonald. Read by Clive Catterall. George MacDonald claimed that he did not write for children, but for the child-like. Some of his longer works are clearly intended for adults, and this fantastic fiction influenced later writers such as G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. But you can find some of his best writing in the stories aimed squarely at children, and these are three of the finest. The Light...favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: librivox, literature, audiobook, fairy tales, George MacDonald, Light Princess Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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The "Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern", is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds what they considered the best pieces of human writing, and compiled an ambitious collection of 45 volumes (with a 46th being an index-guide). Besides the selection and translation of a huge number of poems, letters, short... Topics: librivox, audiobook, collection, world literature, Anglo-Saxon literature, Anacreon, Andersen,... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text